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dit'ited L. l). PARSONS, OF TREMONT, 'NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 95,930, dated October 19, 1869.

mwen- IMPROVEIMENT IN WIND-WHEEL PUMPS.

The Schedule referred foin these Letters Patent and making part or the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, L. D. PARSONS, of Tremont,

in the county ofWestchester, and State of New ments in windmills for pumping water, and for other purposes; and Y It consists in soA constructing the machine, and applying the power, that the plunger of the p'ump is raised and liberated periodically, and water forced upward by the weight ofthe plunger bearing upon itsn surface. y

It also consists in so arranging themachine that a vane is dispensed' with and Lastly7 iu the manner of `constructing the wind wheel, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings* Figure l represents a Vsectional side elevation of the machine, showing its construction and ina-nner of operation.

Figure 2 is a detached view, showing the back side of the wind-wheel, as completed.

Similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts This windmill is elevated from the ground ou four (more or less) posts or supports A, which restupon the base B, upon the top of which supports is placed the circle B', upon which the traversing-wheel of the mill revolveson the rollers C.

D is the traversing-wheel, to the top of which the frame E, which supports the mill-shaft F, is attached.

G is a drum-sleeve oh the shaft F, which couples with the fast collar H 'on the shaft.

I is a flange on the drum, and J is a groove in its back end.

K is the guide-rod.

L is an adjustable collar on the guide-rod.

M is a tripping-lever, which is hinged at N.

The rod K is attached to its outer end, as seen in the drawing.

Its hinged portion engages with the groove J in the .drum G, as seen.

O is a rope or cord, attached to the flange I, and P is a weight, attached to the lower end of the rope.

'lhe rod K passes through the weight, and guides it in its rise and fall.

As seen in the drawing, the drum G is coupled with the shaft by means of the collar H.

Now, as the drum is revolved by the shaft, the rope O will be wound upon the drhm, and the weight P .will be raised on the rod K.

W'hen the weight strikes the end of the lever M,

it will raise the end of the lever, the effect of which is to' throw back and uucouple the drum. I, When thus uncoupled, the weight will descend by its own gravity, till it strikes lthe collar L on the rod. The effect of this is to force down the rod and lever M, and to couple the drum to the shaft again.

The method of operation, in raising water. is as follows U is a belt-rope or wire, which is attached to the weight P, and passes therefrom down throughthe base B, and under a pulley, (when the windmill is remote from the well or cistern,)-and `extended to a point over the cistern, where it passes over another pulley, from which it descends, and is attached to the plunger of a pump.

When the weight P is raised, the plunger will be raised, and water will be forced up, as the plunger descends by its owh gravity or by displacement.

By this arrangement the windmill may be placed in any convenient location, and the connection made, and water raised, by simply extending a wire horizontally from the mill to the cistern. Y

The quantity of water so raised, and the height or distance it may be carried, will, of course, depend upon the dimensions and power of the machine.

R represents the centre-disk of the wind-wheel, which is fast on the end of the shaft, and to which the arms S of the wings 'Il are secured in the manuel' shown in the drawing.

Unlike ordinary windmills, the wings face inward, andreceive the wind from the direction indicated by the arrow.

This arrangement enables me to dispense with a vane to the mill, thus diminishing the expense, and rendering its motion more steady and uniform.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new, and vdesire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a reciprocating weight, P, with a pump-rod, K, having an eye at the top andv another at L, whereby, as the weightstrikesthe top g, the rod is raised, `and when it strikes the bottom one, it is depressed, all as shown and described.

2. The combination of a winding-spindle, G, loose upon its shaft, and alternately locked and unlocked, with a cord, 0, and weight, P, whereby the rod K is raised by mechanical power, but depressed by gravity, in the manner setforth.

3. The combination of the rod K, reciprocating weight P, and lever M, 'arranged and operated as described, to ship anduuship the clutch-sleeve G, in the Amanner described.

4. The combination of Jche shafo F, clutch-collar H, clutch-sleeve G, lever M, cord O, and weight P, with the lugged rod K, to displace the Water and cause its elevation, as set forth.

5. The combination of the shaft; F with a. winddriver, whose wings T facenward, as specified, whereby a. vane is rendered unnecessary.

6. The subject-matter of fourth clause, iu combi nation with the Wind-driver, as and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses.:

FRANK BLOCKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

L. D. PARSGNS. 

